Acer Aspire M1100

I just got this new computer and after updating all the latest microsoft updates & ie 8 beta it has gone crazy. It will boot up in about 20 minutes and very slow doing anything. When I try to do a system recovery through empower it is asking for a password which I never put one to start with. There are no "saved points" in which to go back either, all that shows is "searching" where a drive should be I suppose. How can I find out what it thinks is the password? Now that part of empower is gone also, I get a red circled X when I put the cursor on it. Now what? Thanks in advance for your help!

Thanks for your prompt reply... I tried the above but everything is so unstable now it doesn't find any program updates whatsoever. Now all the empower programs won't work either. I know I can probably do a system restore by alt+f10 but it keeps asking for a password I never setup. I know the default password is 6 zero's, but it says that isn't correct either. Just was hoping to find an easy way to find out what it thinks the password is. I guess I'll be calling acer support and spending my football saturday tied to the phone. Joy joy! But thanks for your assistance.Thanks for your prompt reply... I tried the above but everything is so unstable now it doesn't find any program updates whatsoever. Now all the empower programs won't work either. I know I can probably do a system restore by alt+f10 but it keeps asking for a password I never setup. I know the default password is 6 zero's, but it says that isn't correct either. Just was hoping to find an easy way to find out what it thinks the password is. I guess I'll be calling acer support and spending my football saturday tied to the phone. Joy joy! But thanks for your assistance.

Welcome to beta testing -you now have feedback for Microsoft! The way to uninstall IE8 in Vista is to go to Control Panel>Programs>Uninstall Programs (where you find IE8 conspicuous in it's absence!) and check the View Updates box then scroll through the Windows updates for the Internet Explorer 8 Beta update, highlight and uninstall. Microsoft always shoots it self in the foot with Internet Explorer, especially with Vista which drove me to use Google's new Chrome browser which has saved me alot of frustration. When I need to use Internet Explorer I go to the Programs menu, right click on Internet Explorer and select 'Run as administrator' (yes I am already administrator but Vista wants to show me what a security-conscious weanie it was developed by) and that solves some annoyances.
As for the proprietary Empowerment by Acer, the name is an oximoron with regards to Vista. Uninstalling that and letting Windows run your network will lead to a more uneventful Internet experience which the developers and 'architecture geniuses' today have completely undervalued for their customer's happiness. Otherwise get to know how to set up profiles in that enet. Hope this helps but now am going back to reinventing the wheel for my own amusement. ~Steve Medley

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could be what they call the inverter thats gone..or your screen has gone..to find out if its your screen thats faulty just put another monitor to your laptop using a vga cable ,if your windows show on the monitor then its your laptop screen or the inverter thats gone.

Click start control panel view devices and printers you should see your webcam from there if you are have trouble with your webcam Click start control panel administrative tools computer management device manager scroll down image devices you could see a yellow question mark? right click to reinstall drivers or update driver xp Click start right click on computer select properties device manager scroll to image devices expand right click to update driver in W7 http://download.cnet.com/2000-20_4.html on the home page you should see a search tab just type in what you are looking for IE: webcam name webcam driver you might have to try a few times to get it right software if you dont have the driver you will need to download one here rather doing a driver hunt which can take hourshttp://download.cnet.com/slimdrivers-free/3000-18513_4-75279940.html Windows XP/Vista/7/8 It might take some time being a freeware driver solution note: it will find all of your outdated drivers this is a free driver solutions This will automatically search for and find the correct driver you will have to update every driver individually once you update you might be asked whether you want to restart or make a system restore point click no to both of these then continue updating each driver free then restart once all of the drivers have been updated Some webcams and programs require additional software, although that should be installed with the webcam if things are right. But is does not harm to check if your Java, Flash and Quicktimesoftware are installed and up to date. But certainly check your DirectX software, since all video applications, including webcams, use DirectX for video processing. Try downloading the latest DirectX version and install it (Windows XP: DirectX 9.0c- Windows Vista: DirectX 10). http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Which-version-of-DirectX-is-on-your-computer Hope this helps.

to update the operating system: for XP : visit support.microsoft.com > click on microsoft update > download the updates into your system

for vista and windows 7: open windows updates from control panel > check for updates then download and install them.

If you want to upgrade the hardware : for a laptop the only components you can upgrade would be the RAMM size (memory) and harddrive size (storage) since most laptops components are integrated. wireless cards can be upgraded but you will need to make sure that the replacement is compatible with your specific model.

First, go to portableapps.com and download **** anti-virus and create a new download folder to extract it into - update it - boot to safe mode (press F8 when the computer is booting - just after the Acer screen) - scan the computer - scan also with an online scanner such as housecall (if possible).

You could try to go into safe mode with networking enabled and then try to run a Windows update.

But the best bet would be to download the update for SP2 here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/confirmation.aspx?familyid=049c9dbe-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en and try to install it from that instead of a windows update.

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1. Remove the old drive, noting whether it has a SATA interface or an IDE interface.
2. Take the old drive to a computer-store, to buy a new drive with the same style of connectors.
3. Connect the new drive.
4. Find the "System Restore" CD-ROM(s) that were shipped with your laptop.
5. Turn the computer on.
6. Put the first of those CD-ROMs into the computer.
7. Force the computer to boot from the CD-ROMs.
8. Reinstall Windows.
9. Install anti-virus software.
10. Access http://WindowsUpdate.microsoft.com to get all the latest security-updates for Windows. You may have to access it MORE than once, in order to get "updates-for-the-updates".

updates can be slow,and lead to more updates sometimes.you should goto windows update,let it search for important updates then install them.even if it takes a while,once you do that it should be fine.and configure updates to auto download but ask to install.

try to boot your computer in safemode with networking.ie., after turn on your computer the moment u see the acer logo on the screen tap F8 key on the keyboard continuously so then u will get many options select safemode with networking and try to update. i believe it will works.